Podcasts · TV & Film

First Respodcast: A 9-1-1 Watch-Along

Jane Mulcahy & Ryan Kearns

101 episodes · Explicit

First Respodcast is a lighthearted rewatch podcast for ABC's 9-1-1. Hosts Ryan Kearns and Jane Mulcahy bring their respective backgrounds in theater and film, middling YouTuber skills, and love/hate relationship with Ryan Murphy to this episode-by-episode discussion of TV's silliest procedural drama. Updated every Friday.

Episodes page 1 of 3

  1. Lo-Fi Bridge Collapses to Study To (S6 EP 18 "Pay It Forward")

    · 1 h 43 min · S6 E18 · Explicit

    WE'VE FINALLY MADE IT!!! We've finally summited the arduous mountain that is season six of 9-1-1. It truly felt like it would never end. Hear us discuss the underwhelming finale to this underwhelming season. They…

  2. Femdom Fall (S6 EP 17 "Love Is in the Air")

    · 1 h 48 min · S6 E17 · Explicit

    Heterosexuality is in the air! The 118 race to the rescue and, like, guys... imagine how tired we are. Not even a BASE jump-turned marriage proposal gone wrong can save the good, quiet-quitting people at 9-1-1 from the…

  3. Water, But Wetter (S6 EP 16 "Lost and Found")

    · 1 h 36 min · S6 E16 · Explicit

    This week's season 6 episode is completely middle-of-the-road. But we were able to find some entertainment in our new OC Junkyard Jim, the sizzling pairing of Eddie and Ravi, and the evergreen Oscars debate. Listen to…

  4. Dominic Dawson is Dead (S6 EP 15 "Death and Taxes")

    · 1 h 24 min · S6 E15 · Explicit

    This week, we're pretty much back to boring season 6 episodes. Eddie tries to schedule a visit with his mom who sucks, Buck gets a love interest that he has negative chemistry with, and Athena dully tries to detain the…

  5. Forgiveness (S6 EP 14 "Performance Anxiety")

    · 1 h 41 min · S6 E14 · Explicit

    You can take a breath of fresh air this week, because this episode of season 6 was actually alright!!! Finally, an episode that doesn't suck. This episode had an actual story, emotional stakes, and even an Eddie who is…

  6. Bad Feelings (S6 EP 13 "Mixed Feelings")

    · 1 h 30 min · S6 E13 · Explicit

    It's another BORING SEASON SIX EPISODE. UGHHHHHHHHHHHH Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we finally watched the baffling Oliver Stark movie Mindgamers (2015)!…

  7. Who Is Wendall? (S6 EP 12 "Recovery")

    · 1 h 29 min · S6 E12 · Explicit

    Hear us continue our boring slog through season 6. Isn't this fun to listen to? Aren't you having fun? Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we finally watched the baffling Oliver Stark movie Mindgamers (2015)!…

  8. George Fail-ey (S6 EP 11 "In Another Life")

    · 1 h 41 min · S6 E11 · Explicit

    This week, in one of 9-1-1's stupidest chapters, Buck has a ham-fisted It's a Wonderful Life alternate-reality coma dream. For no reason! It stinks! Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we finally watched the…

  9. Buck Gets Struck (S6 EP 10 "In a Flash")

    · 1 h 35 min · S6 E10 · Explicit

    This week it's another boring and lame season 6 episode. Except at the very end something mildly interesting but narratively misguided happens. Listen to our new Patreon episode where we pitched our very own 9-1-1…

  10. To Spin a Wheel (S6 EP 9 "Red Flag")

    · 1 h 52 min · S6 E9

    Guyssss it's another boring season 6 episode we're still borrrrrrreddddddd ugshgggghhjisgsghnnghhgb Listen to our new Patreon episode where we pitched our very own 9-1-1 season 10s!…

  11. That's NOT Entertainment! (S6 EP 8 "What's Your Fantasy")

    · 1 h 39 min · S6 E8

    It's another LAME EPISODE from SEASON SIX OF 9-1-1. 10 more weeks of this oouuuuhggghouughgghghhh Listen to our new Patreon episode where we pitched our very own 9-1-1 season 10s!…

  12. Normal Desmond (S6 EP 7 "Cursed")

    · 1 h 29 min · S6 E7 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss season 6's NOT Halloween episode, Cursed. An episode with an okay A plot in which Eddie actually gets close to having chemistry with a woman! Unfortunately, the B plot is just a deluge of unwanted…

  13. Planetary Awesome And Lasers (S6 EP 6 "Tomorrow")

    · 1 h 40 min · S6 E6 · Explicit

    Buckle up for one of our most negative nancy episodes yet. We were tragically not impressed by 9-1-1's Henren-focused, 'N.A.S.A. gets exploded' episode. But at least they used the original version of Mustang Sally.…

  14. The M.A.G.D.A. System (S6 EP 5 "Home Invasion")

    · 1 h 35 min · S6 E5 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss a typical season 6 episode: Kinda dull and of little importance! We liked the Hoover content. We'll give them that. Listen to our new Patreon episode where we wrote our very own 9-1-1 fanfics!…

  15. Gay Oven Theory (S6 EP 4 "Animal Instincts")

    · 1 h 44 min · S6 E4 · Explicit

    Join us for a classic 'Ryan and Jane complain for over 90 minutes' First Respodcast episode. Sorry! It's season 6! Take us as we are or leave us! We talked a lot about Buck's sperm AND came up with a brand new Buddie…

  16. Athena Grant Is On the Scene (S6 EP 3 "The Devil You Know")

    · 1 h 35 min · S6 E3 · Explicit

    CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes non-graphic discussion of CSA/pedophilia and child murder. It's a heavy episode of 9-1-1! We don't go into much detail but viewer discretion is advised. No timestamps because it's…

  17. Terror! At the Happiness Symposium (S6 EP 2 "Crash and Learn")

    · 1 h 30 min · S6 E2 · Explicit

    We're crashing and learning this week discussing the 9-1-1 episode Crash and Learn. We have mixed feelings! While Athena does awesome moody Southern gothic things in her hometown, the 118 respond to some really lame…

  18. Butthurt Buck Begins (S6 EP 1 "Let the Games Begin")

    · 2 h 06 min · Explicit

    It's finally time to start unpacking season 6, and Jane's SISTER IS HERE!!! Haven't you always wanted to hear about 9-1-1 from the perspective of a viola DMA candidate? Us too. Unfortunately for her, Bobby and Athena…

  19. Small Talk: The Episode (S5 EP 18 "Starting Over")

    · 1 h 55 min · S5 E18 · Explicit

    We've finally reached the conclusion of season 5! Hear us go in depth on this rather mediocre, anticlimactic finale. At least it had lesbianism! Listen to our new Patreon episode, where we unpacked our fanfiction pet…

  20. The Johnlock of 9-1-1 (S5 EP 17 "Hero Complex")

    · 1 h 43 min · S5 E17 · Explicit

    This week it's a classic juicy 9-1-1 episode: the one about Jonah's serial killer origin story. Oh, and also Eddie's dad is having a retirement party. Listen to our new Patreon episode, where we watched the first and…

  21. The A-May-zing Race (S5 EP 16 "May Day")

    · 1 h 32 min · S5 E16 · Explicit

    We're back this week with a recap of a gripping late-season episode! Auteur Juan Carlos Coto brings us an episode full of drama, intrigue, payoff, sexiness, baddies, and even death. It's a winner! Listen to our new…

  22. Bonus: Our Thoughts on Season 9

    · 2 h 07 min · Bonus · Explicit

    Join us for a relatively measured and non-controversial look back on season 9 of 9-1-1. Really, I'm not even being sarcastic! Our hottest take is that we thought this season was pretty alright, lacking some of the epic…

  23. To Catch a Thief (#FOMO AF) (S5 EP 15 "FOMO")

    · 1 h 53 min · S5 E15 · Explicit

    This week, it's your beloved co-host Ryan's BIRTHDAY!!!! So you'd better all be nice to him and accept all of his takes as correct. This episode of 9-1-1 is an emotional rollercoaster, from goofy reality TV antics to…

  24. Karma Police (S5 EP 14 "Dumb Luck")

    · 1 h 46 min · S5 E14 · Explicit

    It's a classic theme-driven 9-1-1 episode this week, this time exploring DUMB LUCK. And you better believe we'll hear that theme repeated over and over again. Hear us break down perhaps the one true good Lucy storyline…

  25. Eddie on the Verge of a Stupid Breakdown (S5 EP 13 "Fear-o-Phobia")

    · 1 h 58 min · S5 E13 · Explicit

    It's a weird, silly, scary time on the Respodcast this week! Hear us lament the characteristic messiness of Eddie's storylines, debate the personhood of spiders, and do some rare Buck bashing (DESERVED!). Eek I'm so…

  26. Maddie's Lost Days (S5 EP 12 "Boston")

    · 1 h 34 min · S5 E12 · Explicit

    Today it's a more serious and pensive episode of the Respodcast than usual, as we discuss Maddie's tragic and triumphant journey on the east coast. Content warning: This episode of 9-1-1 is a little heavier than…

  27. We Don't Love Lucy (S5 EP 11 "Outside Looking In")

    · 1 h 50 min · S5 E11 · Explicit

    This week's episode made us (mostly Jane) ANGRY. And CRINGED OUT. And OVERSTIMULATED. Come along with us to RANT and COMPLAIN and be BITTER!!!! Check out our latest Patreon episode, where we discuss a few choice…

  28. Christmas in the Communist Utopia (S5 EP 10 "Wrapped in Red")

    · 1 h 34 min · S5 E10 · Explicit

    This week, it's Christmas in April! Put on your Santa hats and destroy your gingerbread houses out of rage to get into the spirit of the season. Check out our latest Patreon episode, where we discuss a few choice…

  29. It's Like Poetry, It Rhymes (S5 EP 9 "Past Is Prologue")

    · 1 h 29 min · S5 E9 · Explicit

    Join us for a discussion of a fun, flirty 9-1-1 season 5 episode. Something something past affecting present, prologue, idk... Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we identify fanfic tropes in 9-1-1:…

  30. Straight Rockmond (S5 EP 8 "Defend in Place)

    · 1 h 47 min · S5 E8 · Explicit

    Oh boy, it's Michael's goodbye episode! I hope you had the time of your life... Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we identify fanfic tropes in 9-1-1:…

  31. The Worst Episode of 9-1-1? (S5 EP 7 "Ghost Stories")

    · 1 h 35 min · S5 E7 · Explicit

    Hear us reluctantly unpack another boring episode that some IMDB reviewers have dubbed the WORST episode of the show. Probably an exaggeration, but yeah it's pretty lame. Listen to our latest Patreon episode where we…

  32. So Imagine a Burger (S5 EP 6 "Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1")

    · 1 h 45 min · S5 E6 · Explicit

    This week's season 5 episode is a bit of a nothing burger, but at least there's a good deal of Buddie to go around. Also, if you have the cilantro soap gene, you're dead to me. Listen to our latest Patreon episode…

  33. Mansplain, Manipulate, Malewife (S5 EP 5 "Peer Pressure")

    · 1 h 55 min · S5 E5 · Explicit

    This week, Jane and a freshly-canceled-for-his-Claudette-takes Ryan discuss another drama and workplace harassment-filled episode of 9-1-1. Check out our new Patreon episode where we discuss HEATED RIVALRY!…

  34. You May Grant Me What? (S5 EP 4 "Home and Away")

    · 1 h 54 min · S5 E4 · Explicit

    This week we recap a classic 9-1-1 episode: A devastating call, Grant family drama, and Buddie crumbs all make appearances. Plus Ryan and Jane have a heated argument about something that doesn't matter very much at…

  35. CHOPped (S5 EP 3 "Desperate Measures")

    · 1 h 55 min · S5 E3 · Explicit

    It's time to discuss a highly flawed episode of 9-1-1: The one where they spread copaganda misinformation about contentious real-life events! Also Eddie is gay. KUOW's reporting on CHOP misinfo:…

  36. Nightmare Jenga Rotation (S5 EP 2 "Desperate Times")

    · 1 h 25 min · S5 E2 · Explicit

    Hear us continue to discuss the drama-filled opening of season 5. Mind-boggling police incompetence, exploding helicopters, BUDDIE, what more could you want? Check out our new Patreon episode where we discuss HEATED…

  37. 9-1-1: Cyber (S5 EP 1 "Panic")

    · 1 h 38 min · S5 E1 · Explicit

    It's time to dive into season 5! Join us for a discussion of a season premiere that explores ransomware attacks, serial killer groupies, and more! Check out our new Patreon episode where we discuss HEATED RIVALRY!…

  38. Meatball Boys (S4 EP 14 "Survivors")

    · 1 h 50 min · S4 E14 · Explicit

    After taking a week off sick, Jane and Ryan are back and absolutely swimming in top shelf buddie cocaine. The season 4 finale, one of the show's best, delivered. Enjoy! Check out our new Patreon episode where we try…

  39. Woke Oranges (S4 EP 13 "Suspicion")

    · 1 h 53 min · S4 E13 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss season 4's penultimate episode, featuring bridezillas, ripped-from-the-headlines storytelling, and Eddie finally getting a dramatic moment! I think I'm coming down with something and don't have the…

  40. Justice For Smithers (S4 EP 12 "Treasure Hunt")

    · 1 h 40 min · S4 E12 · Explicit

    It's a fun one this week as everyone on the 118 (and in LA at large) become swept up in a good old fashioned treasure hunt! Buddie crumbs! Buck-Taylor-Eddie-cameraman polycule! Ravi being evil! This episode has it all.…

  41. Tuck Everlasting (S4 EP 11 "First Responders")

    · 1 h 43 min · S4 E11 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss 9-1-1's dispatcher propaganda episode! FINALLY Sue Blevins gets her moment to shine in a heart-stopping NDE. Josh Begins. Tuck a.k.a. Baylor Begins. Awesome episode 11/10. Check out our latest Patreon…

  42. With Mama (S4 EP 10 "Parenthood")

    · 1 h 32 min · S4 E10 · Explicit

    Hear us dissect an episode all about the imperfect art of parenting. And there's even a corny montage to rival the old gay guy corny montage! And Eddie gets one singular second of screen time! Check out our latest…

  43. It's a Medical Miracle! (S4 EP 9 "Blindsided")

    · 1 h 42 min · S4 E9 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss Maddie going from a figurative MOTHER to a literal MOTHER. While Albert almost DIES. And Buck is BISEXUAL. Check out our latest Patreon bonus episode where we discuss Halloween movies that star 9-1-1…

  44. We're In Your Walls (S4 EP 8 "Breaking Point")

    · 1 h 48 min · S4 E8 · Explicit

    This week, hear us discuss the respective breaking points of Maddie, Christopher, Taylor Kelly, and a lady who Cask of Amontillado'ed her husband. Oh, and the show makes Rockmond Dunbar's character get vaccinated on…

  45. Bisexual Man of Mystery (#CreepyAF) (S4 EP 7 "There Goes the Neighborhood")

    · 1 h 42 min · S4 E7 · Explicit

    This week's episode is all about neighbors, and Seinfeld-style sitcom plots. We discuss Buck's date from hell, Michael's Rear Window turn, and Hen's underrated mommy issues. Check out our latest Patreon bonus episode…

  46. Stream Izzy Chainz (S4 EP 6 "Jinx")

    · 1 h 48 min · S4 E6 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss one of our favorite 9-1-1 episodes ever, the one where the gang gets cursed! Jinxed! Hexed! Whatever! Don't get mad at me for leaving the long rant about the Red White and Royal Blue movies at the end.…

  47. The Coolest Mixologist in Virginia Beach (S4 EP 5 "Buck Begins")

    · 1 h 55 min · S4 E5 · Explicit

    We've finally reached Buck's backstory episode, a beloved episode among 9-1-1 fans. Do Jane and Ryan share the fandom's adoration of Buck Begins? Not always! Hear us discuss everything from Buck's Village People eras…

  48. Murder On the Corgi-ent Express (S4 EP 4 "9-1-1, What's Your Grievance?")

    · 1 h 43 min · S4 E4 · Explicit

    We're back! Hear us discuss another one of those 9-1-1 episodes with one extremely serious plot and one silly ridiculous plot. Presumably Athena sought capital punishment for the corgi off screen. We catch up for a…

  49. Hildy, Play Despacito (S4 EP 3 "Future Tense)

    · 1 h 36 min · S4 E3 · Explicit

    This week on 9-1-1, Eddie is in his technophobe era, Bobby is in his roomba bloodthirst era, and Buck feels stuck. A classic! Check out our latest Patreon bonus episode where we share some hot takes about 9-1-1 fandom…

  50. TERROR! At the Hollywood Sign! (S4 EP 2 "Alone Together")

    · 1 h 37 min · S4 E2 · Explicit

    Hear us discuss the thrilling culmination of season 4's opening disaster. A deliciously campy episode that manages to pack so much whimsy and emotion into its 42-minute runtime that it makes one genuinely mourn this…

Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.